COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. --- On Monday afternoon, the RMAC selected and announced its' player of the week selections for football.
 
Kyante Christian was selected by the schools around the conference as the representative for defensive player of the week.
 
Christian played a big part in the game especially early on, trying to set the tone for the defense. Christian had two sacks on the first two drives of the game for Chadron State College. In addition, to the two sacks, Christian totaled 11 tackles and 2.5 for loss in the contest.
 
Christian leads the South Dakota Mines defense with 24 tackles, including 5.5 for loss, and is tied for the team lead with 3 sacks. Those numbers are good for 11th, 4th, and tied for first in the RMAC.

The full RMAC announcement is attached at the link above. 
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.